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USA Today
11-02-2025
- Climate
- USA Today
'Quite a mess': First of multiple storms poised to slam a dozen states
Hear this story ARLINGTON, Va. − A swath of the nation from Missouri to Virginia was bracing Tuesday for up to a foot of snow as the latest in a series of stormy weather fronts careen across the nation, threatening to snarl air traffic, clog roadways and shutter schools. The storms will slam across more than a dozen states and trigger highway plowing operations and airport deicing activity across about 200,000 square miles, AccuWeather said. In some locations, snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour could make it impossible for crews to keep roads open. A stretch from Kentucky to New Jersey and Delaware will generally see 3-6 inches of accumulation. But snow totals could reach 6-12 inches in parts of northern Virginia, eastern West Virginia and Washington, D.C., AccuWeather said. Weather Trader meteorologist Ryan Maue was more conservative with snow totals but acknowledged the region was in for a difficult storm. "A winter storm Watch for DC Tuesday afternoon: 4-6 of snowfall," Maue wrote on X. "More mixed precipitation around Richmond with sleet mixing into 3-5 of snowfall. Quite a mess." Winter blast:Storms threaten millions with snow, ice Drenching rain, flooding could reach Southeast In the Southeast the series of storms could pound some areas with up to 10 inches of rain by next Monday, AccuWeather meteorologists said. Parts of the region still recovering from the fury of Hurricane Helene in September face the risk of flash flooding. "Parts of the Asheville, North Carolina, area have not had much rain since Helene," AccuWeather Meteorologist Jesse Ferrell said. "Should the rainfall anticipated unfold, bridges and roads built but not completed with temporary asphalt, drainage ditches and culverts could be damaged." The first round of foul weather will unfold Tuesday from the upper Texas coast to central Alabama, AccuWeather said. The greatest risk from the thunderstorms, aside from flash flooding, will be localized strong wind gusts ranging from 50-60 mph. The second storm will sweep across the Plains to the Mississippi Valley on Wednesday driving similarly dangerous winds, AccuWeather said.
USA Today
10-02-2025
- Climate
- USA Today
Double trouble: 2 storms threaten millions with snow, ice
ARLINGTON, Va. − Much of the Midwest and East were bracing for a blast of snow and ice Monday as a series of weather fronts promised to bring weather havoc to more than 100 million Americans this week. Two storms threatened to roll across the nation in the next few days before a possible "atmospheric river" sweeps into California with the possiblity of multiple inches of rain in Southern California and multiple feet of snow in the Sierra. The first storm is forecast to bring a couple inches of snow to cities such as Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday night before stretching east Tuesday and Wednesday. That's when the nation's capital could be hit with several inches of snow and wintry mix, forecasters say. "Another storm is expected to closely follow on the heels of the early week storm, impacting many of the same areas beginning on Wednesday," AccuWeather Meteorologist Alex Duffus said. A 'February frenzy':Much of winter-weary US braces for 2 big storms this week Southern California bracing for major rains The West also has weather concerns, and Los Angeles could possibly face three days of heavy rains starting late Wednesday. Snow in the Sierra will likely be measured in feet. The National Weather Service office in Los Angeles said "much uncertainty" remains with the timing and amounts. "Major atmospheric river event for California coming this Thursday," warns Weather Trader meteorologist Ryan Maue on X. "Widespread 2-4" of rainfall even in SoCal. A bit colder system so mountain snows (Sierra) should be exceptional − maybe 4-6 feet."
